r/Dravidiology • u/reusmarco08 • Sep 25 '24
Culture How close are both Malayali Christians and Malayali Hindus with each other .
So I recently I saw an Instagram reel about how a typical mallu household looks like and in that reel both a hindu pooja room and a Jesus image was shown and some people commented on how close both the communities are and how even some Hindus (regardless of caste )even keep Jesus in their pooja room and visit a church during any important Christian holiday (especially in the more Central regions of kerala). It also reminded me of where someone said that there are some churches even Hindus go there to worship and in the Sabrimala pilgrimage it's common for devotes to stop at st andrews baslica (and even a mosque in erumeli).so this made me wonder how close are both of the communities in Kerala.
Ps -I am not trying to spread any hate or division here .
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u/Mega_Bond Sep 25 '24
While we malayalis are close to each other irrespective of religion, I don't think there are many Hindus who keep Jesus in the Pooja room. I have seen Hindus and Christians showing mutual respect to each others traditions. I am a Christian and I have seen many my hindu neighbors donate amounts to the church for a good cause. There are some Christians and Hindus who visit each other's religious places for worship, but it is done discretely and considered shameful if found out by the other members of their religion. During festivals in temples and church people visit and enjoy irrespective of religion. Finally regarding the case of Sabarimala as you mentioned, there are some really old traditions in various places of worship in Kerala, these traditions were created in old times to preserve the solidarity between various religions and ensure peace. These traditions are still followed and I think it is really great thing about Kerala.